只保留你需要的
More stuff means more clutter. People who live organized lives only keep what they need and what they really really want. Having fewer things also means that you enjoy those things more and feel better about using everything you own, rather than letting half of what you own collect dust.
東西的增多意味著更雜亂。過著井井有條的生活的人們，他們只保留需要的和真的想要的。物品少了，也意味著你享受更多的東西，在使用你自己所擁有的一切時感覺會更好，而不是讓你所擁有的一半物品落滿灰塵。
Have you ever felt like you don't have the space to keep all the stuff you own? Instead of renting a storage unit or buying a larger home, get rid of some things.
你有沒有覺得你沒有空間存放所有你自己的東西？與其租一個倉庫或買一個更大的房子，還不如處理掉一些東西。
As an experiment, write down the number of things you think you actually need. Then, write a list of all the things that you own. If the number of things you actually own exceeds your ideal need list, then it's time to organize.
實驗練習(xí)：寫下你認為真正需要的物品的數(shù)量，然后寫一張所有你已經(jīng)擁有的物品列表。如果你實際擁有的超過你期望需要的，那么是時候整理一下了。
7. Know Where to Discard Items
知道在哪里處理物品
Do whatever you can to get rid of stuff. Less stuff means less clutter. Donate to thrift stores. Sell on eBay. Take a trip to the recycling center. Set up a garage sale. Find a place to get rid of your things.
盡一切手段處理物品。物品少了意味著雜亂少了。捐贈給舊貨店，在易趣eBay上出售，去一趟回收中心，在車庫里搭一個銷售點，總之找個地方處理掉你的東西。
As an experiment, choose one space in your house to purge. Go through shelves, drawers, and boxes. Everything you find that you don't need, set aside. Make a pile of things to maybe keep, which you can go through later, and a pile of things to discard now. Then find a way to kick those things out the door immediately.
實驗練習(xí)：在你家里選個處理物品的地方。看一看書架、抽屜和盒子。任何你不需要的東西，都放在一邊。把可能需要用到的放一堆，把馬上要處理的放一堆。然后想個方法把這些物品馬上處理掉。
8. Stay Away from Bargains
遠離便宜貨
You have removed the things you don't need. Will you replace them when you see something on sale? Instead of bargain shopping without planning ahead, write down exactly what you need and buy only those items. Organized people do not give in to false advertising. Items on sale will only produce more clutter.
你已經(jīng)處理掉了你不需要的東西。當你看到有折扣品在出售時你會買來替換它們嗎？如果不想在沒事先計劃的情況下購買折扣品，確切地寫下你需要的，只購買那些物品。有條理性的人們不會聽從虛假廣告。購買特價出售的商品只會讓生活越來越混亂。
As an experiment, go to a shopping mall with no money. Just look at all the things on sale that you wish you could buy if you had brought your wallet or purse. If you find nothing, then good for you. If you made a list, then keep that list somewhere and look at it a month from now. If you still want it, then it's safe to buy.
實驗練習(xí)：不帶錢去購物中心。如果你帶著你的錢包或手提包，只看那些你希望你會購買的東西。如果你沒選中什么東西，你也沒損失。如果你做了一張列表，然后把這張列表放在某個地方，從現(xiàn)在開始的一個月時不時地看一看它。如果你仍然想買，那買了也就無悔了。
9. Delegate Responsibilities
委派職責(zé)
A really organized life is not overfilled with responsibilities, meetings, and deadlines. In fact, it has less because things that create stress have been slowly organized out.
真正組織有序的生活不會充滿職責(zé)、會議和最后期限。事實上，這種情況很少，因為會產(chǎn)生壓力的事情已經(jīng)慢慢編排好了。
As an experiment, look at your to-do list or make one. Go through the list and find one task that you can remove from your list or give to someone else. Now feel the stress of having to do it fall away.
實驗練習(xí)：看看你的工作清單或做一張清單。通讀列表，找出一個可以從列表中刪除或轉(zhuǎn)交給別人的任務(wù)，現(xiàn)在那股不得不去完成它的壓力就消失了。
10. Work Hard
努力工作
Put in a little effort. Actually, put in a lot of effort when necessary. Once you have delegated responsibilities and made a schedule, then you can organize what you have to do and when you can do it. Staying organized is not all a breeze. It requires that you work hard with recognition that when you work harder, you can enjoy your clutter-free home life later.
再努力一點。事實上，在必要的時候，要投入大量的精力。一旦你已經(jīng)委托他人職責(zé)，也做好安排表，然后你可以組織安排好你要做的和你什么時候去做。保持條理性不是輕而易舉的事情。它要求當你努力工作時，能機智地努力工作，那樣你就可以享受整潔舒心的家庭生活了。
As an experiment, worker harder when you feel like giving up today.
實驗練習(xí)：當你今天想要放棄時，努力工作。
